Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Kramer Paper Gets new Publisher; Future of Print Newsletter Limited

Essex, MT- For the first time since the Kramer Paper Company was dissolved, the Kramer Paper will be operating as its own entity: a blog-running and publishing service known as the Kramer Paper Digital Publishing Org. The name, stylized as "KPDigital" will specialize in operating the Kramer Paper's blog, and will publish the limited printed copies for subscriber requests. The "company" will not operate for profit like the KPCo, but rather for recreation, as a hobby.

The newsletter has not existed as its own entity since the Kramer Paper Company was dissolved in 2012. At the time, the KPCo. operated over ten miles of bike routes, the newsletter, and limited fiction publishing as well. While successful in its day, a loss of interest in the newsletter, and irritated family members spelled trouble for the company. A last ditch merger was attempted with the Christmas letter. When this was declined, the KPCo was dissolved. while its belongings found themselves in a variety of places.

 The newsletter itself was transferred to Bear Creek Press in Ashland, Oregon, and later acquired by Montana-based Rambler Publishing. As of July 1st, Rambler Publishing will transfer the newsletter to KPDigital.

Headquarters will remain in Essex until Mid September, then will likely transfer back to Ashland where the Chief Editor is going to school. Headquarters will be transferred accordingly, as long as the KP remains, which will likely be on and off for many years to come.

"It made sense to me," said Steven Kramer, "The KP is being reborn online. As it grows a bit more prominent, it should be its own entity. All the tongue-in-cheek parent companies are fun, but for an operation lik ethe KP, it seemed unnecessary."

KPDigital is expected to cease production of printed newsletters altogether following fullfillment of its obligations to printed newsletters, with the blog serving as its replacement. The Kramer paper historical Society has placed orders for newsletters as long as they are printed, with orders ceasing with production.
  -KP

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